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No. 818,697. PATENTED APR. 24, 1906V O. J. LA BAUVE.

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Speccation of Letters Patent.

Patented April 24, 1906.

Application filed August 22. 1905. Serial No` 275.251.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, ODnLoN JOSEPH .LA BAUVE, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Edna, in the county of Jackson and State of Texas,have invented new and useful Improvements in Crates, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention is a crate or coop, and more particularly the kind whichcan be knocked down and folded.

The object of the invention is to provide a crate of this kind embodyingcertain novel features of construction hereinafter described andclaimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of a crateconstructed in accordance with my invention. Eig. 2 is a horizontalsection on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a top plan view. Fig. 4 isan elevation showing the crate folded. Fig. 5 is an elevation of amodification, and Fig. 6 is a top plan view thereof. E ig. 7 is avertical sectional View on the line 7 7 of Eig. 6.

Referring specifically to the drawings, 10 denotes the floor of thecrate. At each corner of the floor are secured angular pieces whichextend around the corners, as at 11 and 12, and above the :floor a shortdistance and form a support for the side and end walls of the crate. Thesidewalls are made of wirenetting 13, which is secured in a metal framecomprising top, bottom, andend rods 14, 15, and 16, respectively. Theend Walls are similarly constructed, the top, bottom, and end rods ofthe frame being indicated at 17, 18, and 19, respectively. These rodsare connected by T-couplings 2O or in any other suitable manner. Insteadof the Wire-netting the side and end walls may be slatted.

The rods 15 are pivotally connected to the parts 11 of thecorner-pieces, so that the side walls can be folded inwardly upon thefloor. This connection is made by bolts 21, extending through the parts11 and screwed into the T-couplings at the ends of the rods 15. The endwalls are connected to the parts 12 of the corner-pieces in the samemanner as the side walls and fold inwardly upon the top of the sidewalls when the latter are folded. The pivot-bolts 22, connecting the endwalls to the corner-pieces, are located above the bolts 21 a sufficientdistance to permit the walls to fold, as stated. The top of the crate isconstructed substantially the same as the side and end walls, the rods23 comprising the Aframe being joined by L-couplings 24 or othersuitable means.

Means for holding the crate in set-up position comprises pins 25, risingfrom the coupling 20 at the top of the end walls and extending throughholes in the couplings 24 when the top is on the crate. Locking-keys 26are extended through the pins, whereby the top is securely held inposition. Pins 27 also extend inwardly from the couplings 20 at the topof the end walls and enter the couplings 2O at the top of the sidewalls, whereby the latter are prevented from collapsing when the crateis set up.

A crate constructed as herein described can be cheaply produced, and itis strong and durable and will withstand rough handling.

In the modification shown in Figs. 5 to 7 a wooden crate is shown. Theside and end walls comprise top and bottom bars 2S and 29, respectively,connected by slats 30. Instead of slats a wire-netting may be used. Thewalls are pivotally connected to the corner-pieces to fold in the samemanner as heretofore described. Straps 31 are secured to the bottom bars29, the outer ends of said straps being formed with threaded stems 32,which extend through the corner-pieces and are secured by nuts The topof this modified form of crate comprises end bars 34, connected bycross-slats 35. The slats project beyond the end bars, so as to rest ontop of the bars 2S of the side Walls when the top is on the crate, theend bars 34 'fitting snugly against the inner walls of the top bars 2Sand preventing said side walls Afrom folding inwardly. The parts arealso connected by hasps 36 or other suitable fastening means to preventcollapse when the crate is set up.

Having thus described my invention, what is claimed as new, and desiredto be secured by Letters Patent, is-

A crate comprising a bottom, folding side walls having sockets at thetop, folding end Walls carrying projecting pins entering the lOOaforesaid sockets When the Walls are in upname to this speoiieation inthe presence of right posisiolrll, piis exlending uglwardly from tWosubscribing Witnesses. t e to o t e en Wa s, a to aving verti- @alopnings' therein to reoeiv the last-men- ODELON JOSEPH LA BAUVE 5 tionedpins, and keys extending through the Witnesses:

projecting ends of said pins. L. F. WELLS,

In testimony whereof I have signed my W. M. MOORE.

